Philosophy
I suppose truth is indeed stranger than fiction. As we attempted to create false news stories yesterday, the Beeb outdid us all with this one.
- Daniel Dennett - Intuition Pumps And Other Tools For Thinking
After a long and distinguished career in philosophy of mind, cognitive science, evolution and artificial intelligence, philosopher Daniel Dennett has picked up a number of mental tools along the way to help him reason his way through various interesting...
- Inside Nature's Giants - Kangaroo
When you read the title of this entry, your first reaction might be bewilderment. Kangaroos are among nature's giants? Well, yes and no. The largest kangaroos on record, who stood at an impressive ten feet tall, went the way of the dodo a long time...
- Brian Cox - Mars Loops The Loop
Thanks mainly to Aristotle's teleological metaphysics and the ancient idea that the heavens are a realm of perfection, it was believed for millennia that the celestial bodies moved along a perfect sphere around the Earth. Then some odd observations...
- A Larger Piece Of Pi--tau
"'Tau day' marked by opponents of maths constant pi" by Jason Palmer Science June 28th, 2011 BBC News The mathematical constant pi is under threat from a group of detractors who will be marking "Tau Day" on Tuesday. Tau Day revellers suggest...
- "star Trek: Next Generation" Poll
What I like about "Star Trek: Next Generation" Aliens...1 Crew...2 Philosophy...2 Plot...1 Science...2 The aliens and crew members are a grand heterogeneous mix. The only problem I notice is that 99.9% of the aliens somewhat resemble humans. And many...
Philosophy
BBC: 'Stoned wallabies make crop circles'
I suppose truth is indeed stranger than fiction. As we attempted to create false news stories yesterday, the Beeb outdid us all with this one.
"The one interesting bit that I found recently in one of my briefs on the poppy industry was that we have a problem with wallabies entering poppy fields, getting as high as a kite and going around in circles," Lara Giddings told the hearing. "Then they crash," she added. "We see crop circles in the poppy industry from wallabies that are high." ...Some people believe the mysterious circles that appear in fields in a number of countries are created by aliens. Others put them down to a human hoax.Yes, there were the ones in England created by a couple of older gentlemen after downing several pints, but I love this one even more. It is not often one can put the words "aliens" and "stoned wallabies" in a single post.
- Daniel Dennett - Intuition Pumps And Other Tools For Thinking
After a long and distinguished career in philosophy of mind, cognitive science, evolution and artificial intelligence, philosopher Daniel Dennett has picked up a number of mental tools along the way to help him reason his way through various interesting...
- Inside Nature's Giants - Kangaroo
When you read the title of this entry, your first reaction might be bewilderment. Kangaroos are among nature's giants? Well, yes and no. The largest kangaroos on record, who stood at an impressive ten feet tall, went the way of the dodo a long time...
- Brian Cox - Mars Loops The Loop
Thanks mainly to Aristotle's teleological metaphysics and the ancient idea that the heavens are a realm of perfection, it was believed for millennia that the celestial bodies moved along a perfect sphere around the Earth. Then some odd observations...
- A Larger Piece Of Pi--tau
"'Tau day' marked by opponents of maths constant pi" by Jason Palmer Science June 28th, 2011 BBC News The mathematical constant pi is under threat from a group of detractors who will be marking "Tau Day" on Tuesday. Tau Day revellers suggest...
- "star Trek: Next Generation" Poll
What I like about "Star Trek: Next Generation" Aliens...1 Crew...2 Philosophy...2 Plot...1 Science...2 The aliens and crew members are a grand heterogeneous mix. The only problem I notice is that 99.9% of the aliens somewhat resemble humans. And many...